Virginia Prosecutor Blames Guns, Not Terrorist, for Attack at Old Dominion University

In the wake of Thursday's attack on an ROTC class at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia (an attack that was stopped by ROTC cadets who un-alived the terrorist who opened fire), far too many Democrats decided to point the finger at guns than the perpetrator himself; a convicted felon and former National Guardsman who received an 11-year sentence for attempting to aid and abet ISIS a little more than a decade ago. 

The prime offender in this exercise in obfuscation was easily Norfolk Commonwealth Attorney Ramin Fatehi, who squarely blamed the Second Amendment and its supporters for the act of terrorism. 

Norfolk's Soros-funded Commonwealth Attorney Ramin Fatehi blames Republicans and the "cult of gun absolutism" for the shooting at Old Dominion.

The suspect is reportedly a previously convicted supporter of ISIS. pic.twitter.com/Q2aYdcJUDI

— Greg Price (@greg_price11) March 12, 2026

Price's post actually undersells what Fatehi had to say.

This is a national sickness. We live in a country where people care more about guns than they care about six-year-old children. They care more about guns than they care about synagogue worshippers. And they care more about guns than they care about college students. 

What that means is that it does not matter how hard President Hemphill [president of ODU] works, how hard chiefs work, somebody will be a victim eventually. It is a matter of time. And until there's the political will to break the spell of the cult of gun absolutism you will see more incidents like this. 

So if you're looking for someone to blame don't look at anybody up here. Look at our lawmakers who don't have the courage to implement sensible gun control measures. Look to a Supreme Court that enables them. And do something about it. That is the lesson. 

Let's mourn the people who died. Let's decry what happened. But let's keep the focus where it belongs. It belongs on us and having to change something so that we don't have to suffer through this.

Fatehi blamed pro-2A lawmakers for the attack at ODU. He blamed the Supreme Court, which to date has merely said the Second Amendment protects a right to keep firearms in the home and to carry one in public. He blamed gun owners, who he believes care more about their firearms than human beings. "Don't blame us," he said, and apparently don't blame the Islamic terrorist who actually carried out the attack on Thursday. 

We also shouldn't blame the prosecutors who decided not to charge the Guard member with treason or the judge who allowed him to participate in a program that shaved years off his already-short sentence. Nope. According to Fatehi the blame lies squarely on people who think the Constitution should mean what it says. 

Ramin Fatehi should be ashamed of himself, and the good people of Norfolk should be incensed by his comments. I suggested on X that, despite the difficulties of a recall in Virginia, perhaps one is worth a try. I'd be happy to drive the three hours from Farmville to circulate a petition and help gather signatures to remove him as Commonwealth Attorney for misusing his office to attack a fundamental civil right and those who support it while utterly ignoring the individual who was directly responsible for the attack. 

In Virginia, Commonwealth Attorneys are subject to a recall if a petition is signed by registered voters equal to 10% of the total vote in the last election. For Fatehi that would mean 5,593 signatures. Norfolk has 134K registered voters. Worth a try? https://t.co/DYUD4wMbPh

— Cam Edwards (@CamEdwards) March 12, 2026

And if you want to give Fatehi the benefit of the doubt, that perhaps he was just bloviating before any details of the attack were known, Fox News managed to get a comment from him after the perpetrator's identity was revealed. 

"I absolutely stand by what I said. It is the truth, no matter how much the gun lobby wants to deny it," Fatehi said when asked if he stood by his comments despite Thursday's mass shooter in Virginia having a public record of supporting Islamic terrorism. 

No, it's not the truth that gun owners care more about their firearms than little kids.. or college students. The number one reason most of us own guns to begin with is to protect ourselves and the people we love. But if Fatehi is convinced that all we need is more gun control to stop attacks like this, then he should be able to tell us what gun control law, exactly, would have prevented the attack in a "gun-free zone" by an individual who could not legally possess a firearm. 

He won't, of course, because he can't. 

Norfolk deserves better than Fatehi as its Commonwealth Attorney. The worst ambulance-chaser in the city would be a better choice to serve as the city's prosecutor, and I know I'm not the only Virginian who'd be happy to lend a hand to any effort to remove him from office for misusing his position to attack a fundamental civil right and its supporters while turning a blind eye to the terrorist who pulled the trigger in a classroom full of ROTC cadets and their teacher. 

Editor’s Note: The radical left will stop at nothing to enact their radical gun control agenda and strip us of our Second Amendment rights.

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